Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but cannot hear it.

Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.